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Don't call it a prequel. WB and J.K. Rowling have agreed to make more films set in the Harry Potter universe. The first film...

I'm one of the very few people in the world who really enjoyed THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. Where others saw a confusing storyline, I saw a CGI heavy SF film that had actual imagination and didn't play by predictable rules. Admittedly it was a departure from the tighter, simpler PITCH BLACK, a tense action adventure which introduced Vin Diesel as Riddick, a tough as nails, brutal survivor of an interplanetary criminal. Taken together the films—both written and directed by David Twohy—were one of the odder SF franchises in the CGI era.

The Hugo Awards were hosted last night - and hosted by no less than comics and TV writer Paul Cornell. An awards ceremony focusing...

So with apologies to Paul Bettany, Marvel have announced that Ultron will be played by James Spader in Avengers 2: Age of Ultron. Yes, Alan...

You may or may not have noticed, but the internet has exploded. In a statement released last night by Warner Bros, it was announced that...

Snowpiercer opened in South Korea earlier this month to rave reviews and box-office breaking sales. But the 126 minute film, based on popular bande dessinée...

CANCER VIXEN is a very important graphic novel. When it came out in 2006, it earned what must have been the biggest advance ever...

Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi...

Here. This is the footage that was shown at Comic-Con and at D23. It's.... Whoa. That's Peter Serafinowicz who voices the "what a bunch of A-holes" line, equalling...

Marvel Kremlinologists got a treasure trove of info in this Wired profile of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige the mastermind of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Is it safe to say that this is really "Loki 2: The Dark World" and just pretend Thor sorta matters? Disney and Marvel Studios released...

I know you are all sick of this comic book movie talk, but this seemed worthy of its own item. Word on the street...